  English
  2020
  Industry, Researchers
  Published
  Preparedness, Response, Recovery
  Crowdsourcing, Technologies
  
  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061719300523
  
  No

Created: 9 December 2021
Last edited: 14 August 2023

Operationalizing crowdsourcing through mobile applications for disaster management in India

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Year:

2020

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English

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Published

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Crowdsourcing Describes a distributed problem-solving model where the task of solving a challenge or developing an idea get “outsourced” to a crowd. It implies tapping into “the wisdom of the crowd”.</br></br>Source:DRS Glossary v2.0 LINKS 181220.xlsx

Technologies Software for interaction with, within or among communities in case of a disaster and for analysis of these interactions

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Industry

Researchers research institutions and scientific communities

Audience experience level

Disaster Management Phase

Preparedness

Response

Recovery

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Analysis of 33 freely available disaster-related, crowdsourced-based mobile apps in India from the perspective of the users. As a result, the paper includes specific suggestions for enhancing community outreach, ensuring user-friendly interface and promoting Global Positioning System ‘GPS’ based apps.